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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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